Inclusive Production Practices

EAVE is offering a brand-new EAVE on Demand workshop for producers and industry professionals seeking to embed equity, inclusion, and ethical practice across the full production lifecycle.

first bookings available in 2026

Building on its longstanding and innovative work in the industry to develop equitable approaches to producing, EAVE brings a hands-on, values-driven training program based on the outcomes of the EAVE Impact Think Tanks of recent years. The EAVE Impact Think Tank 2025 was made possible thanks to the partnerships with WEMW, Canada Media Fund (CMF), Telefilm Canada and IEFTA.

In the Inclusive Production Practices workshop, participants will gain concrete tools to embed equity into every aspect of their work—challenging systemic inequities, navigating inclusive co-productions, building fair contracts and accountability structures, and adopting care-centered, community-informed approaches to storytelling, financing, and collaboration.

The workshop is structured in 1 to 3 day modules, using a flexible format that includes plenary sessions, one-on-one mentorship, group discussions, and case study-informed learning. Participants are encouraged to use their own projects as live case studies to apply the concepts in real time.

 

POSSIBLE SESSIONS – FROM DEVELOPMENT TO DISTRIBUTION

1. Positionality & Power in Producing

A self-reflective session exploring how identity, privilege, and social location shape the roles, relationships, and influence of producers and key creatives. Participants will map their own positionality in relation to their project and examine how to apply principles of equitable creative leadership and ethical decision-making to strengthen both the storytelling and production process.

2. Developing with an Inclusive Lens

This session centers the development phase as a critical site for embedding equity, care, and intentionality into the creative process — ensuring that the project vision and pathway to production are clear, transparent, and inclusive for all producers. Participants will explore how to shape their project vision using care-based development frameworks, including collaborative story design and consent-driven research, to create a roadmap that guides the project from concept to production.

3. Inclusive Financing & Budgeting

This session introduces inclusive budgeting tools and financing strategies that promote equity across the production lifecycle. Topics include fair compensation, and practical tips for building budgets that reflect shared ownership, transparent practices, and community benefit. The session also addresses how to navigate currency imbalances in international co-productions.

4. Inclusive Co-Productions

This session explores how to build co-productions that uphold creative equity, financial fairness, and shared IP ownership and revenue participation — particularly when working across regions with differing resources or systemic advantages. Participants will examine strategies for negotiating fair terms, drafting inclusive contracts, and navigating legal frameworks that support respectful collaboration, transparency, and long-term sustainability. Emphasis is placed on building co-productions as equitable partnerships, not just financing arrangements.

5. Inclusive Production Practices

This session offers practical tips for managing productions across diverse cultural and geographic contexts. It covers inclusive hiring, cross-cultural crew coordination, and ethical casting. Participants will explore safer set protocols, power-sharing approaches, culturally sensitive scheduling and inclusive catering practices. The session also addresses production and post-production workflows that prioritise access, consent, and psychological safety.

6. Accessibility in Production

Dedicated to creating accessible production environments. Includes planning for physical, sensory, cognitive, and communication accessibility across locations, documents, workflows, and on-set practices.

7. Equity in Distribution & Audience Engagement

This session explores how to design distribution strategies that center equity, access, and cultural relevance. Participants will examine festival and grassroots pathways, language justice, and co-created rollout plans while addressing how to share distribution rights, territories, and revenue ethically across co-producing partners. Emphasis is placed on avoiding extractive models, engaging communities as partners, and ensuring that marketing, access, and target audiences reflect the values and contributions of all collaborators.

 

ORGANISATION

Delivery Format

• Plenary lectures with leading experts
• Facilitated peer discussions
• One-on-one mentoring
• Practical case study sessions

Target Audience

• Producers
• Decision-makers, funders, and commissioners

Outcomes

Participants will leave with:

• A tailored positionality and equity action plan
• Tools for inclusive budgeting and ethical partnership
• Sample access and consent frameworks
• Strategies for embedding care, safety, and equity in production
• Strengthened peer and mentor networks

 

FINANCING

The costs of an Inclusive Production Practices EAVE on Demand workshop depend on the number of sessions, number of requested experts, length of the workshop in days as well as whether the programme is residential or online. After an initial conversation with the partners, we will provide a first tailor-made proposal with a specific cost estimate as a basis for further discussion.

 

CONTACT

Project leads:

• EAVE CEO Kristina Trapp
• EAVE Consultant Tamara Dawit

Download the information brochure here. For more information, please contact tina@eave.org.

Page last updated 12 November 2025